H. Camille Smith

Whether you're road-tripping with your furry BFF to (finally!) go on vacation or just to run errands around town, ensure your canine copilot is both comfortable and safe with our pooch-approved product picks.

BISSELL offers a wide range of cleaning products designed to target pet messes on hardwood and tile surfaces, plus upholstery, stairs and even your car's interior. I tested out three of their most popular cleaning machines, and here's what I thought.

Bring spring indoors with an easy-to-craft decorative bird's nest you can whip up while watching your favorite show. Fill the realistic-looking nest with painted robin's eggs, dyed eggs or Easter candy.

Hanging Boston ferns are a front porch staple that are easy to transform into hovering aliens in time for Halloween. Our tutorial will help you inexpensively magic up a googly-eyed alien in a flash.

Transition your front porch planter from fall-tastic to spooktacular with this easy and removable mummy makeover.

Be the coolest house on the block this Halloween by using dollar store scores to turn a pop-up canopy into a friendly monster that's stocked with grab-and-go snacks and beverages for both adults and the littlest trick-or-treaters.

Let your imagination take flight (or show your neighbors who they're really dealing with!) by crafting your very own besom, or traditional twig broom. Prop a besom next to your front door or in your foyer, as if you just arrived home from a midnight ride, or craft a pair and use them to spook up your front porch planters.

Give a beverage tub an inexpensive Halloween makeover to serve up kid-friendly beverages to trick-or-treaters or your favorite little monsters.

Get your boo(ze) on this Halloween by giving a standard beverage tub a monstrous Halloween makeover, then use it to create a chilling effect by icing down adults'-only sips.

Make an edible centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table using refrigerated bread dough, aluminum foil and a single egg. Fill with sweet and savory nibbles for an impressive centerpiece that’ll keep your guests happily munching while they wait for dinner to begin.

Baby, it's hot outside! Learn how I beat the heat with outdoor essentials that turned my too-sunny patio into an inviting oasis that makes every day feel more like vacay.

Give new furniture vintage-style charm and patina. Learn our designer trick for creating a distressed, painted finish in a flash.

Mountains ho! Turn inexpensive sheets of colorful paper and chalk pastels into an artistic take on your favorite outdoor scene.

Located in Ipswich, Mass., this sunny beach cottage features clever space-planning tricks that prove good things do come in small packages.

Let's toast to the holidays! Craft this tipsy Christmas advent calendar wreath to (joyfully!) count down the 12 days till Christmas. Keep it for yourself or gift it to your favorite holiday host or hostess.